Week 4--A nice comment and then Taxes, lights, water & gas…….

If you would like to check out a YouTube "movie" of pictures of the house just click on this link.

http://14brookgreenplace.blogspot.com/2013/03/welcome-to-14-brookgreen-place.html

Monday, it was my turn for bridge club at the house.  (It’s a good way to get the house clean and do a little cooking, too.)  As the afternoon was coming to a close, one of my friends and I were chatting in the living room.  She said, “I know I will love your other house, but I hate to see you leave here.  I love coming here, it always feels so warm and welcoming.”  Now, that made me cry.  I said, “Oh, how I wish I could convey that to the people who come to the blog!”

I guess you need to know where we are going.  I own a house about 15 miles north.  I have had “interesting” renters and I need to get back up there, clean it up and put it on the market.  It is bigger than this house with acreage so there is a lot to do.  It really makes me sick because when I left, it was in pristine condition.  After that, life will be an adventure. 

Today, we are going to give you the “FACTS” about living here.  In other words, how much does it cost to live at 14 Brookgreen Place.

County/City Real Estate Tax	$2367
Semi-Annual HOA fees	$737
Homeowner’s Insurance	$694
Utilities:  Annual Expenses
Gas	$785
Electric	$1682
Water	$300
Alarm System	$150

Another “FACT” about living here for those of you finding us through the Armed Services Newspapers is that we are 30 minutes from Salisbury, NC and 2 hours from Durham and Asheville’s Veterans Hospital.  The hospital in Fayetteville is about 2 1/2 hours from the house.

Oh, and how could I forget----we just had a new Rheem Tankless Hot water heater installed.  Gosh, it is great, You will never run out of hot water. 

Week 3: Life in Statesville

check out our 1st post showing pictures of the house!http://14brookgreenplace.blogspot.com/2013/03/welcome-to-14-brookgreen-place.html

I have lived in Statesville and Iredell County all of  my life.  It is a great place to live. We are centrally located at the crossroads of I-77 & I-40. It is such an easy ride to many locations:

Asheville	Biltmore Estate The mountains	2 hours
Winston Salem	Wake Forest University Medical School/Hospital	40 minutes
Raleigh/Durham/ Chapel Hill	Capital city/NCSU Research Triangle Park UNC/Duke	2 hours 15 min.
Myrtle Beach, SC	The Ocean	4 1/2 hours
Charleston, SC	The Ocean	4 hours
Boone	the mountains, ASU	1 hour
Charlotte	International airport	1 hour
Greensboro	International airport	1 hours
Wilmington, NC	The Ocean UNC-W	4 hours
New York City		9 hours
Charleston, WVA		3 1/2 hours

 

Check out this site on Wikipedia about Statesville:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina

Statesville has several parks.   Our downtown is quaint with a variety of shopping opportunities.  Churches run the gamut—Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Jewish and others. We have museums, Theater! Statesville, Community Choir and Band, Artist Guild with quarterly shows and great restaurants.  There is the Rotary Farmers Market that is open from May to October. And within a 20-30 minute drive, the Yadkin Valley Wine Region.

The pictures below show downtown Statesville on Good Friday morning.

 

 

 

 

 

Statesville also has good schools.  Mitchell Community College is located at the end of Broad Street in downtown.  They offer many 2 year degrees and continuing education courses.  There is also a satellite location for Gardner Webb University.

Statesville is an historic town, too.  Started in 1789, Remember Tom Dooley of “hang down your head, Tom Dooley”?  Well, old Tom was hung up on Depot Hill.  There is a great private museum where a local historian as collected Statesville memorabilia for years.  We are very fortunate that he shares it with Statesville. 

 

Hope you enjoyed our little trip to Statesville.  Next week we will discuss taxes and just how much it costs to live in this house